"attaint" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈteɪnt/ Forms: more attaint [comparative], most attaint [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{inh|en|enm|atteinte}} Middle English atteinte, {{der|en|fro|ateint}} Old French ateint, {{m|fro|ateindre}} ateindre, {{m|en|taint}} taint Head templates: {{en-adj}} attaint (comparative more attaint, superlative most attaint)
  1. (obsolete) Convicted, attainted. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-adj-4D54ZSrB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 3 2 15 3 16 4 9
  2. (obsolete) Attainted; corrupted. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-adj-YdsDrfej
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atteint

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈteɪnt/ Forms: attaints [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{inh|en|enm|atteinte}} Middle English atteinte, {{der|en|fro|ateint}} Old French ateint, {{m|fro|ateindre}} ateindre, {{m|en|taint}} taint Head templates: {{en-noun}} attaint (plural attaints)
  1. (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-noun-Ky85TYYU
  2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-noun-8xpC2uP2
  3. (obsolete, law) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-noun-Kd5HX6kD Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atteint

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈteɪnt/ Forms: attaints [present, singular, third-person], attainting [participle, present], attainted [participle, past], attainted [past]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{inh|en|enm|atteinte}} Middle English atteinte, {{der|en|fro|ateint}} Old French ateint, {{m|fro|ateindre}} ateindre, {{m|en|taint}} taint Head templates: {{en-verb}} attaint (third-person singular simple present attaints, present participle attainting, simple past and past participle attainted)
  1. (archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-verb-IKIVfcxF
  2. (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-verb-pEqeUa09
  3. (now rare) To taint; to corrupt, sully. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-attaint-en-verb-4lTSweIT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atteint

Inflected forms

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          "taint",
          "taint"
        ],
        [
          "corrupt",
          "corrupt"
        ],
        [
          "sully",
          "sully"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now rare) To taint; to corrupt, sully."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈteɪnt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "atteint"
    }
  ],
  "word": "attaint"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teh₂g- (touch)",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnt",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnt/2 syllables"
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*teh₂g-",
        "id": "touch"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "atteinte"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English atteinte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "ateint"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French ateint",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "ateindre"
      },
      "expansion": "ateindre",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "taint"
      },
      "expansion": "taint",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "attaints",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "attaint (plural attaints)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 484",
          "text": "At the moment of impact, the king’s eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint; he takes the blow perfectly, its force absorbed by a body securely armoured, moving in the right direction, moving at the right speed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A blow or strike, especially in jousting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blow",
          "blow"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
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          "jousting",
          "jousting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wound",
          "wound"
        ],
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ],
        [
          "blow",
          "blow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "false",
          "false"
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          "verdict",
          "verdict"
        ],
        [
          "jury",
          "jury"
        ],
        [
          "conviction",
          "conviction"
        ],
        [
          "reversal",
          "reversal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, law) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈteɪnt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "atteint"
    }
  ],
  "word": "attaint"
}

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